athrú

Irish

Alternative forms

• áthrú
• athrughadh (superseded)

Etymology

From athraigh +‎ -ú.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈahɾˠuː/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɾˠuː/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈaːɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaːhɾˠu/ (corresponding to the form áthrú)

Noun

athrú m (genitive singular athraithe, nominative plural athruithe)

1. verbal noun of athraigh: changing

   Tá mian liom mo chuid éadaigh a athrú.

   I would like to change clothes.

2. change, alteration

   athrú fóineolaíochta ― phonological change

   Tháinig athrú mór air ó chonaic mé é go deireanach.

   He has changed a lot since the last time I saw him.

3. variation
4. (mathematics) reduction
5. (linguistics) mutation

   athrú tosaigh ― initial mutation

Declension

Declension of athrú (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative athrú athruithe vocative a athrú a athruithe genitive athraithe athruithe dative athrú athruithe forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an t-athrú na hathruithe genitive an athraithe na n-athruithe dative leis an athrú don athrú leis na hathruithe

Derived terms

• bainistíocht athruithe (“change management”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of athrú

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
athrú	n-athrú	hathrú	t-athrú

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aṫruġaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 44
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “athrú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN